12.38 lakh tonnes paddy purchased from 1.54 lakh ryots so far, ₹1,129 crore paid

HYDERABAD

The Telangana Civil Supplies Department has procured 12.38 lakh tonnes of paddy produced successful the Rabi play truthful acold against the plans to acquisition astir 90 lakh tonnes. The farmers are paid ₹1,129.43 crore successful Minimum Support Price (MSP) payments straight into the slope accounts of implicit 1.54 lakh farmers.

According to Commissioner of Civil Supplies M. Stephen Ravindra, the section is operating astatine afloat capableness crossed the State to grip the inflow of paddy. Currently, a web of 8,575 Paddy Purchase Centers (PPCs) is actively buying paddy from cultivators.